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History of art / art & design styles
Paperback. An illustrated study of rock art, perhaps the oldest form of artistic endeavour. An introductory chapter discusses the discovery of rock art and the importance of landscape and ritual. Subsequent chapters survey rock art sites worldwide, explaining how the art can be dated and how it was made. Series: Conservation & cultural heritage. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 colour & 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBK; ACC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892366828
- ISBN
- 9780892366828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.40
€ 34.99
€ 25.40
Hardback. Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs created by unknown hands to the works of the great European masters such as Bosch, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Hogarth to stunning creations by contemporary black artists. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 432 pages, 191 color illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 258 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052611
- ISBN
- 9780674052611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.30€ 98.62
€ 104.30
€ 98.62
Hardback. Dieter Roth's unique and eclectic Tischmatten ('Table Mats') incorporate drawings, paintings, photographs, and ephemeral materials. This title offers an interpretation of these significant yet often misunderstood works, which Roth himself considered to have influenced the development of his painting in the late 1980s. Editor(s): Rosen, Barry. Num Pages: 238 pages, 114 b/w + color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300170795
- ISBN
- 9780300170795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.94
€ 46.99
€ 32.94
Hardback. In 1977, Max Neuhaus turned a triangle of pedestrian space between 45th and 46th Streets in Times Square into an island of harmonic sound. Known as Times Square, the celebrated installation was restored in 2002. This book takes considers the singular impact this artist has had in establishing sound as a medium in contemporary art. Series: Dia Foundation. Num Pages: 144 pages, 30 black-&-white illustrations + 40 colour images. BIC Classification: ACX; AFKN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 191 x 20. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300151671
- ISBN
- 9780300151671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Hardcover. A reference book on the life and works of the influential impressionist artist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It includes an exploration of the artist's personal life, education, artistic influences and historical context at a time when the Impressonist style was still developing. It also features a gallery of Renoir's work in 300 pictures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 500 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 300 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1648. An Illustrated Exploration of the Artist, His Life and Context, with a Gallery of 300 of His Greatest Works. 256 pages, 500 colour illustrations. A reference book on the life and works of the influential impressionist artist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It includes an exploration of the artist's personal life, education, artistic influences and historical context at a time when the Impressonist style was still developing. It also features a gallery of Renoir's work in 300 pictures. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BGF. Dimension: 237 x 300 x 27. Weight: 1648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Anness
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754823476
- ISBN
- 9780754823476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.51
€ 21.99
€ 17.51
Hardcover. How New York artists have made use of the city's run-down lofts, neglected piers, vacant lots, and deserted streets. Editor(s): Cooke, Lynne; Crimp, Douglas (Professor of Visual and Cultural Studies, University of Rochester, New York, USA). Num Pages: 303 pages, 130 color illus., 70 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780262014823
- ISBN
- 9780262014823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 49.47
€ 54.99
€ 49.47
Paperback. An anthology of translated histories, chronicles, saint?s lives, theological treatises, and accounts present an in-depth analysis of Byzantine art. Series: MART: The Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; 3H; ACK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802066275
- ISBN
- 9780802066275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.59
€ 36.99
€ 33.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 255 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 323 colour illustrations, 20 schw.-w. u. 323 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 226 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Switzerland
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034600323
- ISBN
- 9783034600323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.24
€ 29.99
€ 28.24
Paperback. The theory and practice of imitation has long been central to the construction of art and yet imitation is still frequently confused with copying. Theorizing Imitation in the Visual Arts challenges this prejudice by revealing the ubiquity of the practice across cultures and geographical borders. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 210. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119004035
- ISBN
- 9781119004035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.97
€ 32.99
€ 32.97
Paperback. A compilation of case studies about Japanese intellectuals' relationships to modernity in three majors arenas of art (art and aesthetics, theater, and literature) beginning in the 1850s to the 1970s. It discusses how inevitable wave of modernity was responded to, discussed, assimilated, changed by some practitioners of art and intellectuals. Editor(s): Nara, Hiroshi. Num Pages: 284 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739118429
- ISBN
- 9780739118429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.86
€ 55.86
Hardback. Editor(s): Fisher, Tom; Gamman, Lorraine. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 BW illus. BIC Classification: AC; AKP; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474277181
- ISBN
- 9781474277181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.63
€ 157.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: ABC; ABK; ACK; HBJD; HBLC1; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141977492
- ISBN
- 9780141977492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.73
€ 18.99
€ 13.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Nixon, Mignon. Series: October Files. Num Pages: 208 pages, 45 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ8; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262529327
- ISBN
- 9780262529327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.54
€ 31.99
€ 22.54
Paperback. Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (1872-1945) was an accomplished painter, illustrator and designer whose artistic life bridged the Victorian and modern worlds. In this book, the author takes us on a journey through Eleanor's training, career and achievements to re-establish her as an important figure in the history of Pre-Raphaelite art. Series: National Museums Liverpool. Num Pages: 96 pages, 50, Colour. BIC Classification: ACVM; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 209 x 8. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846318573
- ISBN
- 9781846318573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.20
€ 29.99
€ 27.20
Paperback. A generous selection of forthright essays on art and artists. Hughes tackles the lives and works of over 80 artists, from the old masters to our contemporaries, exploring their achievement (or lack of it) and how they altered the history of art for better or worse. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860468599
- ISBN
- 9781860468599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.49
€ 21.99
€ 17.49
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226532394
- ISBN
- 9780226532394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Alberti`s "Della Pittura" was the first modern analytical study of painting. A systematic description of the one-point perspective construction, it was designed to persuade both patron and painter in the Renaissance to discard the old tastes in painting for the new. Translator(s): Grayson, Cecil. Num Pages: 112 pages, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: ACN; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 90. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0004793
- ISBN
- 9780140433319
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Works of art are eloquent intermediaries. This title provides an introduction to the painted pottery that served specific utilitarian functions and that afforded artists a medium for depicting their gods and heroes and the details of daily existence. Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Num Pages: 112 pages, 75 black-&-white illustrations + 100 colour images. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 205 x 14. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300155235
- ISBN
- 9780300155235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.29
€ 26.99
€ 20.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Grafton, Carol Belanger. Series: Dover Pictorial Archive. Num Pages: 112 pages, 344 illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 281 x 23. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486248226
- ISBN
- 9780486248226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.72
€ 16.99
€ 12.72
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486228747
- ISBN
- 9780486228747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.28
€ 33.99
€ 22.28
Paperback. Series: Dover Art Instruction. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 253.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1956
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486203270
- ISBN
- 9780486203270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.61
€ 16.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. The seventeenth century was the beginning of a new era of commercialism, in which artists increasingly catered to affluent collectors. This title highlights the most important artists, works, concepts, and theories of the period, accompanied by 400 full-colour illustrations. Series: Art Through the Centuries. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; ACQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892369348
- ISBN
- 9780892369348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.84
€ 29.99
€ 21.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 57 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ; AMCR; AMVD; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816680719
- ISBN
- 9780816680719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. Argues that while pastiche can be used to describe works which contain montage or collage, it can also be used to describe works which are a kind of imitation of previous works. This book investigates a range of cultural texts drawn from films, videos, novels, poetry, rap tracks, music and painting. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ACX; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415340106
- ISBN
- 9780415340106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.27
€ 48.27